Arthur Jepson was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire before becoming an umpire.
13 Facts About Arthur Jepson
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Arthur Jepson then spent 26 years as an umpire, presiding over four Test matches.
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Arthur Jepson spent 1946 to 1948 in the top flight with Stoke City before winding down his career following a two-year stint with Lincoln City.
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Arthur Jepson later turned out for non-League sides Northwich Victoria and Gloucester City, and briefly managed Long Eaton United and Hinckley United.
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Arthur Jepson had his best summer in 1947 when he took 115 wickets at 27.78, the only occasion when he took more than 100 wickets in a season.
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Arthur Jepson brought up his 1,000th first-class wicket when he had first innings century-maker and captain Willie Watson caught by Norman Hill.
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Arthur Jepson batted mostly in the lower order and made a solitary century in his first-class career, an innings of 130 against Worcestershire at Trent Bridge when he shared in a sixth wicket partnership of 270 with opener Reg Simpson.
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Arthur Jepson umpired in the Gillette Cup and NatWest Trophy from 1963 to 1987.
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Arthur Jepson umpired in five One Day Internationals, including three at the 1975 Cricket World Cup; East Africa vs India, Sri Lanka vs West Indies, and Pakistan vs Sri Lanka.
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In football, Arthur Jepson was a goalkeeper; after leaving Newark Town, he played for Mansfield Town and then Grantham Town.
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Arthur Jepson proved to be a more competent keeper than George Heppell.
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Arthur Jepson later managed Hinckley Town and Hinckley Athletic and scout for Coventry City and Middlesbrough.
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Arthur Jepson had one son and one daughter, and in later life, he helped his son manage a sports equipment shop near the family home at Kirkby-in-Ashfield.